Howard G. Altman, MD
Urology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Howard G. Altman, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134123102, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD033441E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard G. Altman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- MD033441E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1342 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111
- Phone
- (215) 745-1612
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 745-8319
- Medicaid ID
- 0011714600005 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101025001255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1342 Cottman Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cadence Kim, MDUrology Physician1902809304
Verify Howard G. Altman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD033441ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
4,254 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,467 claims
- Finasteride648 claims
- Myrbetriq636 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate266 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er200 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate109 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $347.20
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Aria Health Physician ServicesPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard G. Altman among 663 urology physician records in Pennsylvania
Howard G. Altman, MD is one of 663 urology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 663 urology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 663 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Abbosh, MDPHDPhiladelphia, PA 191111871749424
- David Chen, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191111841226081
- Justin Friedlander, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191111275797144
- Richard Greenberg, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191111518914787
- Cadence Kim, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111902809304
- Alexander Kutikov, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111033275433
- James Mark, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111336382027
- Teodora Schellato, D.OPhiladelphia, PA 191111184839698
Common questions
What is Howard G. Altman, MD's NPI number?
Howard G. Altman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134123102, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard G. Altman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1342 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111. Phone: (215) 745-1612. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard G. Altman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD033441E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard G. Altman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard G. Altman, MD had 4,254 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.